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I have no idea because I have neither. But I am about to digitally publish something through Amazon Kindle, so I vote for that!
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I love my Nook. It is like the Kindle but has external memory storage so I can put PDFs on my Nook from my computer really really easily. Also you can download Amazon OR barnes and noble books on the Nook -- the Kindle only allows Amazon books I believe.
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Very happy with my iPad. You can download a Kindle app for free, as well as other book reading software. It's also great to read newspapers and magazines, listen to music, sync with iPod, play games, some web surfing (although some sites don't read well on the Pad). I use it strictly for leisure, but I could buy the office tools to make it more versatile (one reason to not do this is the keyboard; best for just pecking out short emails). I'm also reluctant to use it on the subway. I don't have a kindle but they are more common in public, and maybe sturdier (?); I just don't want to be a target with the Pad. Kindle is a lot cheaper, so if you just want to read, it may be all you really need.
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Kindle is much lighter in weight and so is much more comfortable to hold while reading. It also has much longer battery life. In all other respects, the iPad is far superior. It can be read very comfortably in complete darkness while one's spouse or partner is sleeping. Books can be downloaded from multiple stores, and read on multiple apps.
My iBook sits forlorn in my closet, replaced for all purposes by my iPad. It is very nearly a complete computer which can be held in one hand. While I agree with Bookistan that the on-screen keyboard is unsatisfactory for serious typing, the iPad connects via bluetooth to my tiny and very lightweight Apple wireless keyboard, so i now use that combination for lengthy typing. For this post, the onscreen keyboard was fine.
I use the iPad for reading (about thirty novels so far), for surfing, as an iPod, for Skype when traveling, for Angry Birds, for email, for checking the weather and my calendar and my address book, for Fandango and Pandora and for a lot of the other iPhone apps i would use if I had an iPhone. It is infinitely more versatle than the Kindle or the Nook, both of which are excellent for reading books, but not terribly useful for much else.
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I agree with booklaw pretty much across the board, I love my iPad although there's a pretty good argument to be made as to the benefits of e-ink vs. a back-lit screen for reading. Still I love the versatility of the iPad and ended up giving my Mom my Nook. Also I'm trying to picture booklaw playing Angry Birds and am having a difficult time doing so. Hah.
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Are these comparable products? I'm no tech expert by any stretch, but I do know that Ipads are about three times the price of a Kindle, but also does a lot more. So if all you want is something to read books, I'd say go for the Kindle.
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I agree with Piano. Unless you're also thinking of buying a laptop or netbook, and then i'd say just buy an iPad instead of the two different gadgets.
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I think it depends on what you intend to do with the device. If you need an e-Book reader the Kindle and Nook are good options. My husband has both the iPad and Kindle, he finds it easier on his eyes to read books on the Kindle, however he uses the iPad for internet, games, e-mail etc. that aren't on the Kindle. He has the top end iPad with an AT&T data service, the cheapest model accesses the internet via wireless networks only.
The Kindle supports a range of documents that can be transferred via the supplied USB cable. If you do not need to use the Whispernet 3G access, there is a wifi only model of the Kindle that is significantly cheaper than 3G models. The Amazon website has instructions on how to transfer the files.
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It shouldn't be too tough of a decision - if you're primarily going to use it for reading, an e-book is going to be legible in a wider variety of lighting, have an order-of-magnitude better battery life and cause less fatigue.
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Husband and i both have Kindles. Considered the iPad before purchasing, but settled on kindle.
Kindles use e-ink to display the pages of the book. E-ink uses battery power ONLY when turning pages; once the image is on the page, no battery is used. I can easily go weeks or even over a month w/o charging my Kindle. E-ink is also much, much better on the eyes for reading. The letters are crisp and, because there is no backlit screen, there is no eyestrain. If you wantt o read in the dark, I suggest buying one of Amazon's Kindle covers that has an integrated LED light that draws power directly from the Kindle battery. It's genius and great for bedtime reading.
At the end of the day, it comes down to what you really want out of your device. If you want to read books (and magazines/newspapers) and nothing else, then Kindle for sure. If you want to read occasionally, but also want to have access to email, the web, apps, etc etc, then do the iPad. Or, because I really dislike all things Apple, consider one of the new Android-based tablets.
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I'm all about the iPad. I'm typing this on one right now, read most of my books on it, with exception of art books, and do 80% of my business with it. I bought it as soon as it came out and won't turn back.
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Honestly I'm not buying either. I like the touchscreen direction that technology seems to be going in, but after playing around with an iPad for about an hour or so in an Apple Store I was less than impressed. I prefer my laptop & desktop. I also tried reading for a while on a friends oversized Kindle (and I have Kindle, Nook & a few other reader apps on my iPod) but felt the Kindle device wasn't necessary, wasn't for me. I can only read one book at a time anyway. One can always got to the library too.
Unless you have some kind of need to have multiple books and magazines always available to you I wouldn't bother with another device. Or if you have to travel frequently then maybe it's worthwhile. And yes there's the green issue and if I were a lot younger perhaps I could adapt easier. (I stopped reading newspapers a while ago.) But still these devices have batteries and they don't live forever.
So good luck with your decision.
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Kindle. But if you want something that does more (like the iPad), then get a Droid tablet (I have the Archos 101- it's awesome).
I paid under $350 for it, and I don't pay ANYTHING for apps like you do with the iPad.
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iPad all the way - if you want to be able to do more than just read books. If you're SOLELY interested in reading e-books, than an argument could be made for the Kindle. But if you'd like to do more, i.e. web, email, movies, music, games, apps, etc. your best bet is the iPad. Plus with the iPad you can install the Kindle app and the Nook app and have the best of all worlds. Don't be tempted by any of the knockoff tablets, they're mostly clunky, buggy and bad on battery life.
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My name is Stacey and I am an iPaddict.
I actually went through the same thing here recently and decided on the iPad. Just as booklaw said it has made bedtime so much more relaxing (no more husband telling me "when are you turning the light off"). I do not have the wi-fi package but I use my android as a hot spot when I need to, otherwise most places I am at on a day to day have wi-fi. I use it mostly for books, email, some magazines and lately for work. It eliminates me having to take my ipod to work everyday since I can listen to my music on the ipad. There is a way to hold the ipad (when you have the black cover) so that it makes it much harder to take out of your hands. I only use mine when I am sitting on the train.
What I do like about Amazon books is that I also have it on my phone so if I don't want to whip out my iPad I read the book on my phone. -
What I do like about Amazon books is that I also have it on my phone so if I don't want to whip out my iPad I read the book on my phone.
Yeah, again, I don't know what you're looking for (just a way to read books or something that does a lot more), but Amazon and Barnes and Noble have apps for your phone to read on your phone if you don't want to take out your kindle/nook/ipad.
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And all of the apps sync between devices so you never lose your spot. I really love that.
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you could always hack :p.
Well, there has been released the Honeycomb port for e-book reader Nook Color by an Android 3.0 Honeycomb enthusiast. Android 3.0 running Nook Color e-reader has been reported of numbers of its functionalities working properly including graphics acceleration, buttons, touchscreen, accelerometer, and wireless connectivity. The Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK is currently available for download over xda-developers with the total space required for it, being greater than 4GB.
It is learned that Android 3.0 Honeycomb is Android’s tablet only version, and with release of its image with later being compatible to run over Barns & Nobles’s Nook Color e-book reader, other e-bookreaders including Amazon Kindle are also expected to soon be getting a similar Android Honeycomb 3.0 port as well.
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If you're just going to read, you can't beat the Nook color. un-freaking-believable.
the ipad is too big to fit into a purse, and i already have an iphone, so i've found my ipad to be pretty much useless.
The nook color totally rocks it all. I know many people who are happy with the kindle too.
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